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Officials identify father and 6-year-old son stuck and killed in Garden Grove crash

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The Orange County coroner’s office released the names of a father and son on Monday, Oct. 14, who were struck and killed by a pickup truck while walking in Garden Grove over the weekend.

Eric Molina, 6, and his father, Jorge, 61, were the pedestrians who died in the collision on Saturday, Garden Grove police Lt. Carl Whitney said. Both Garden Grove residents were pronounced dead at the scene.

  • A make-shift memorial sits in the median of Garden Grove Blvd. near Benton Street on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Garden Grove, CA. A 6-year-old boy and 60-year-old man crossing Garden Grove Blvd. were fatally struck by a pickup truck Saturday night, Oct. 12.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A cross hangs near a make-shift memorial next to Garden Grove Blvd. near Benton Street on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Garden Grove, CA. A 6-year-old boy and 60-year-old man crossing Garden Grove Blvd. were fatally struck by a pickup truck Saturday night, Oct. 12.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  • A woman who only wanted to be identified as Mia takes a moment to sit at a make-shift memorial next to Garden Grove Blvd. near Benton Street on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Garden Grove, CA. A 6-year-old boy and 60-year-old man crossing Garden Grove Blvd. were fatally struck by a pickup truck Saturday night, Oct. 12. Mia said she is a teachers aid in the young boy’s class.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A message on a ballon at a make-shift memorial in the median of Garden Grove Blvd. near Benton Street on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Garden Grove, CA. A 6-year-old boy and 60-year-old man crossing Garden Grove Blvd. were fatally struck by a pickup truck Saturday night, Oct. 12.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A make-shift memorial sits next to Garden Grove Blvd. near Benton Street on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Garden Grove, CA. A 6-year-old boy and 60-year-old man crossing Garden Grove Blvd. were fatally struck by a pickup truck Saturday night, Oct. 12.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Markings on Garden Grove Blvd. near Benton Street next to a make-shift memorial on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Garden Grove, CA. A 6-year-old boy and 60-year-old man crossing Garden Grove Blvd. were fatally struck by a pickup truck Saturday night, Oct. 12, at the location.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Markings on Garden Grove Blvd. near Benton Street on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Garden Grove, CA. A 6-year-old boy and 60-year-old man crossing Garden Grove Blvd. were fatally struck by a pickup truck Saturday night, Oct. 12, at the location.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Garden Grove Police investigate the scene where a man and a 6-year-old boy were fatally struck by a pickup truck as they crossed at the intersection of Garden Grove Boulevard and Benton Street in Garden Grove on Saturday, October 12, 2019. (Photo by ONSCENE.TV)

  • A Garden Grove Police officer walks past the scene where a man and a 6-year-old boy were fatally struck by a pickup truck as they crossed at the intersection of Garden Grove Boulevard and Benton Street in Garden Grove on Saturday, October 12, 2019. (Photo by ONSCENE.TV)

  • A make-shift memorial sits in the median of Garden Grove Blvd. near Benton Street on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Garden Grove, CA. A 6-year-old boy and 60-year-old man crossing Garden Grove Blvd. were fatally struck by a pickup truck Saturday night, Oct. 12.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Markings on Garden Grove Blvd. near Benton Street on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Garden Grove, CA. A 6-year-old boy and 60-year-old man crossing Garden Grove Blvd. were fatally struck by a pickup truck Saturday night, Oct. 12, at the location.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A make-shift memorial sits in the median of Garden Grove Blvd. near Benton Street on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Garden Grove, CA. A 6-year-old boy and 60-year-old man crossing Garden Grove Blvd. were fatally struck by a pickup truck Saturday night, Oct. 12.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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The crash happened about 8:50 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Garden Grove Boulevard and Benton Street. The driver of the 2008 Ford F-250 involved in the crash was alone in the vehicle, waited for emergency responders to arrive and did not show signs of intoxication, Whitney said. He added that the motorist, also a Garden Grove resident, appeared deeply traumatized by the incident.

“The guy was an emotional wreck when this happened, and deeply sorry that the collision occurred,” Whitney said.

An investigation into the matter was ongoing.